Dairy remained the UK's largest food packaging category in 2025, growing 1% to 13,349 million units as domestic milk supply stabilised after a weather-disrupted 2024. The category is overwhelmingly a rigid plastic story with HDPE and PET bottles, together with thin wall yoghurt and cream pots, accounting for 73% of total volumes. This places dairy squarely in the path of the confirmed packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) base fee on plastic, set at £423 per tonne for 2025/26 and inv
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Dairy Packaging industry in United Kingdom with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.
Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.
If you're in the Dairy Packaging industry in United Kingdom, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Dairy Packaging in United Kingdom report includes:
- Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
- Detailed segmentation of international and local products
- Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
- Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country
This report answers:
- What is the market size of Dairy Packaging in United Kingdom?
- Which are the major pack types and how are they performing in United Kingdom?
- Have there been any packaging legislative changes in the past 12 months?
- How are consumption trends impacting the packaging landscape?
- What are the key trends and latest product developments in packaging?
- How important are sustainability and recycling to consumers in United Kingdom?
- Where is future growth expected to be most significant?
Dairy Packaging in the United Kingdom
Key Data Findings
Recovering milk output lifts a rigid-plastic-led category as recycled content advances
Recovering milk and yoghurt output lifts a rigid-plastic-led category
Arla and Müller drive recycled-content bottles, pots and mono-material cheese packs
Flexible pouches and liquid cartons gain on convenience and premium cues
Slow volume growth as recycled content and lightweighting reshape the bottle
Dual demand for single-serve convenience and value pours into flexible and carton formats
Country Reports Disclaimer
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Dairy Packaging
- Butter and Spreads
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- Processed Cheese
- Packaged Hard Cheese
- Soft Cheese
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- Flavoured Milk Drinks
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- Fresh Milk
- Shelf Stable Milk
- Goat Milk
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- Powder Milk
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- Sour Milk Products
- Yoghurt
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- Chilled and Shelf Stable Desserts
- Chilled Snacks
- Coffee Whiteners
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- Condensed Milk
- Cream
- Fromage Frais and Quark
Dairy Packaging
This is the aggregation of cheese, drinking milk products, yoghurt and sour milk drinks, and other dairy products.
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